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Thursday 19 February 2004 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There is an urgent need to improve the current status of the Tongan government, Prince Tu'ipelehake said in Tonga, on Friday 13th, referring to what he called black clouds over the community. "What is most important to be done right now is for the chiefs, the government and the people of Tonga to be united in our search for the ultimate solution to the problem, which is beginning to come over us like a band of black cloud. It is urgently needed for us to decide on ways to improve the current status of our government," he said.
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Thursday 19 February 2004 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The death of the King of Tonga's second son, Hon. Ma'atu Fatafehi Alaivahamama'o Tuku'aho, has been confirmed by the Palace Office in Nuku'alofa, following his sudden death at Vaiola Hospital on the morning of February 17, 2004. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 February 2004 4:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Only one of Nuku‘alofa's two bookshops has been issued a license to sell publications. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 February 2004 9:38am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan National Under-19 rugby team to represent Tonga to the World Championship to be held in Durban, South Africa in March was announced on 16 February. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 February 2004 4:15pm
Sydney, Australia : What is a true Tongan? What have we inherited? I was born overseas and I was led to believe that the true Tongan was either the monarchy or persons born in Tonga, bred Tongan and lived the Tongan way of life, culturally, socially and traditionally. The motto on the Tongan coat of arms says: "God and Tonga are my inheritance". For many young Tongans the question is, an inheritance to what? - Andrew Fifita J.P. -
Friday 13 February 2004 4:15pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : A few decades ago, Tonga was looked up to as the leading nation in the Pacific Islands. Its people had the highest standards of living, income and independence. This is no longer the case. Elite privilege has become more concentrated and reactionary; the economy and society stagnated as a result. - Ron Crocombe -
Thursday 12 February 2004 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two important games of Rugby will be played at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku‘alofa, tomorrow, February 13. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 February 2004 3:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On February 6 Tonga set its clock back 20 years to the early 1980s, when the only newspapers available were the government newspaper, the Tonga Chronicle, and church newspapers. -
Wednesday 11 February 2004 3:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government gagged Press Freedom when it amended Clause 7 of the Tongan Constitution last year, Laki Niu, the President of the Tongan Law Society, told Tongan media operators on February 9. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 February 2004 9:49am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Rugby Union Seven-a-side team left Wellington, New Zealand, on February 8 for the United States to take part in the second International Rugby Board Sevens Series, to be held in Los Angeles February 14 -15. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 February 2004 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Asked about the Australian government's reaction to Tonga's controversial new media laws, the Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told a Press Conference in Nuku'alofa on December 17 that "We are not the regional policeman . . . the moral judge and jury for the region, it is not our job." Premium content -
Wednesday 4 February 2004 3:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan people, for the last three weeks have been deprived of reading newspapers, including the Tongan government's own newspaper. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 February 2004 3:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After weeks of wrangling over the proposed $6.3 million loan by Tongatapu squash exporters, from the Tonga Development Bank, $2 million has been approved. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 January 2004 3:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 152 plaintiffs are signatories to a writ, calling for a Judicial Review of the media legislation enacted by the Tonga government last year, which curtailed freedom of speech and introduced restrictive print media licensing. Premium content -
Saturday 24 January 2004 3:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The USA government does not like the move by the Tongan government to regulate Press Freedom, according to the USA Ambassador to Tonga, David Laurence Lyon, who visited Tonga January 14-16. Premium content -
Thursday 22 January 2004 12:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first Marijuana case for 2004 was dismissed by Chief Justice Ward at the Supreme Court Nuku'alofa on January 20 because of the irregularities and unreliable evidence provided by the police. Premium content -
Friday 16 January 2004 3:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Czech men were detained overnight at Tonga's Fua'amotu International Airport on Tuesday January 13 after arriving without visas. Premium content -
Friday 16 January 2004 3:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The capital's rubbish dump at Popua near Nuku'alofa, has been the source of headaches for the residents in the nearby areas with frequent burning and smoke as experienced on Christmas day. Premium content -
Thursday 15 January 2004 11:52am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of 20 new US Peace Corps volunteers for Tonga were sworn in on January 15, by the US Ambassador to Tonga, David Lyons. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 January 2004 3:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan Police raided village shops in Tonga last week confiscating copies of the Taimi 'o Tonga newspaper, and also seizing cash from shops that had sold newspapers. Premium content
